Posted on 07/24/2007 9:52:00 PM PDT by gpapa
Every four years, journalists present themselves as objective questioners in presidential debates only to be roundly, and correctly, denounced by conservatives for being anything but. When, oh when, we ask, will America be able to enjoy a candidate forum free from liberal reporters inserting their slanted worldviews into the discussion? When, oh when, we ask ourselves, will they get out of the way?
It looks like we should be very careful what we ask for.
On Tuesday night, CNN did this -- or at least said it was doing this. The network teamed up with the video site YouTube to host a debate of the Democratic contenders and pretenders in South Carolina. This time, the primary questioners were amateur video-makers who submitted their questions to YouTube, competing for CNN airtime like a political version of "American Idol." CNN puffed itself up as "groundbreaking" for this effort, suggesting it was offering "real questions from real people."
(Excerpt) Read more at townhall.com ...
Well, it’s a democrat debate. It’s not supposed to be informative, it’s supposed to be cute.
When I saw the Dem focus group respond, all they could talk about was how each person made them FEEL.
the lib/dem debate was just plain excrutiating to watch!!!
the u-tube lib/dems feeding the lib/dem candidates softballs and the always complicit cnn provide the questions to the candidates prior to the debate!!!!!
it was a true load of crap.....
the US has really evolved so far since the lincoln-douglas debates!!!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.